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' O. BROTHERS.

COMBINED MIRROR AND BEDSTEAD.

MEER STATES CHARLES BROTHERS,

oE NEW YORK, N1, Y.

COMBINED NHRROR'AND BEDSTEAD.

SPECIPICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 356,303, dated January 18, 1887.

v Application filed December 31, 1883. Serial No. 116,010. (No model.)

Be it known that I, CHARLES BROTHERS, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and useful ImprovementinaCombined MirrorandBedstead, of which the following is a specification.

My improvement relates to socalled combination-furniture, orsuch as is adapted to be folded and unfolded, serving in either position a purpose, or presenting an appearance different from that in the other.

The invention comprises a novel and useful piece of furniture so constructed for folding and unfolding that it may be readily changed from an ornan'ientally-framed large looking glass or mirror to a neat and comfortable bedstead, and vice versa.

The invention will be hereinafter fully described, and' specifically pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l represents a longitudinal vertical central section of my combined mirror and bedstead, the mirror-frame being shown as folded down for use as a bedstead, and the back of the mirror-frame being in readiness for folding to form the ordinary more or less ornamental head-board of the bedstead. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the head part of the said piece of furniture in positionfas, a bedstead. Fig. 3 is a detail view explanatory of the folding of the mirror-frame back. Fig. 4L is a plan view of the frame-top, as seen downward in Fig. l. Fig. 5 isa horizontal section on the line .fr w of Fig. 2.

Like letters of reference'indicate like parts in the several figures.

'A is the mirror-glass, borderedin front by the top and bottom moldings, c, and side moldings, a. The glass is secured between side pieces, B, similar to those of an ordinary bedstead.V TheseI are joined to the stationary mirror-frame back by a weighted cross-board. At the upper ends of the said side boards, B, on each of the upper moldings, afis hinged a top front panel, b, having at its ends downwardprojecting pieces b', which, when the device is in position for use as a mirror, form part or continuation of the side moldings, a', and when it is in position for use as a bedstead ted lines in Fig. l. grooves F until thevpins lodge in the endsf of the grooves nearest to the hinge d', and

serves to support the head end of the bed- L stead. This base C is preferablyinclosed,and fitted to slide vertically within another inclosing-piece, C', (a screw, c, swiveled in the base C with its upper end, and threaded with its lower end into a socket, c', in the lower base,

C', serving to raise and lower the mirror to suit the height of the room in which it is placedg) but the means of raising and lowering the mirror forms no part of my present invention. y

The mirror-back D forms a part of the base C, and its upper portion, d, is hinged to the lower portion at d, so that it can be folded down on the stationary portion, and has side boards, di, -overlapping the same when so (See Figs. 2, 3, and 5.) The back of A folded. the upper or folding portion, d, is ornamente'd,

so that when folded down upon the stationary portion it will present a neat appearance and serve as a proper' head-board for the bedstead. v- E is the ornamental top or cornice of the mirror-frame, and which, when the back is folded, also serves as the top or cornice of the head-board of thebed. For this purpose the ends G of the cornice E are provided with pins g, Fig. 4, which enter into slots F on the opposite edges of the folding portion d. The ends of the slots F are curved at right angles, as Shown at fin Fig.-3, so that when the pins are lodged in the end points of the grooves F there will be no tendency of the cornice to fall down'by any downward sliding of the pins in the slots. To prevent them, however, from accidentally being pushed down into the vertical or straight portion of the grooves, a little spring, f', may be fastened to the top portion, d, in position to press the cornice forward when the pins g are in the ends of the grooves; but this is not essential. When the hinged portion d has been folded about half-way down, the cornice E is turned on the pins g into the position shown in dot- It is then slid on the when the folding part dhasbeen moved downward past the position indicated in Fig. 3,

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and to the vertical position in which it is conipletely folded upon the lower stationary portion of the back D, the cornice E isrplaced horizontal upon them at the hinge-joint, in the position shown in Fig. 2, in which position it forms the cornice of the head-board of the bed.

Then the cornice E is in position for either mirror or bedstead, it is prevented from tipping forward by the downward` projecting board e', which is joined to its bottom board, e, and bears against the nearest surface of the hinged portion d of the mirror-back. It will be observed that the length of the board e is less than the distance between the edge boards, di, so as to t within them, (see Fig. 4,) and that when in the position of Figs. 1 and 4 the cornice is also supported upon the upper ends of the edge boards, di, by means of its bottom board, e.

In order to allow oi' changing the position of the mirror from the vertical to the horizontal, and vice versa, the said pieces B of the mirror-frame are provided with oppositely placed suitably curved grooves K, which at their upper ends, from 7a to lc', are curved at right angles, similar to the ends of the grooves F, and a block, I, secured one to each of opposite edges of the back D and base C, is provided with a pin, i, entering into the said groove K, so that the side boards, B, are supported upon the said pins i'. The length of the slots K isjust suiiicient to" allow of pulling the mirror (when in the horizontal position) forward beyond the top of the base C, and when in the vertical position to allow it to drop the proper distance to allow the lower edge of the mirror to appear as if it rested snugly and formed a portion of the top ofthe base C. Then in the vertical position, the pins@ are in the ends 7s of the slots K', the mirror being supported upon the said pins.

The pins t' are provided with rollers, so as to work easily in the slots K, and when pulling down the mirror from its vei'tical to the horizontal position it will of course first turn on the pins z' as pivots in the end k of the slots K; then as the mirror is brought farther down the roller will pass through the curves k' k of the grooves, ai'ter which, when nearly in a horizontal position, the mirror is pulled forward until the weighted end board, b2, stops against the back of the frame, as shown in Fig. l. rIhe hinged panel bis then swung a quarter of a turn until it is stopped against the ends of the side pieces, B, and the moldings b rest upon the floor, acting as legs.

This being done, the bedstead is then in position for use, with the exception of the headboard thereof. To prepare this the upper portion, d, of the back is folded down, (in the direction of arrow 1,) as aforesaid, the cornice E being thrown back, as indicated by arrows 2, then slid up to the hinge-joint in the direction oil arrow 3 until it assumes the position shown in Fig. 2. The bedstead is then completely in position for use.

To convert the furniture from bedstead into mirror, the back and cornice E are replaced in the position shown in Fig. 1. The footboard b is then turned on its hinge in the direetion of arrows 4 until it is in position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, with the legs b continuous and forming part of the side molding, a. The mirror-frame is then slid back on the pins i until the weight b'z reaches a sufficient distance, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, from the fulcruin t' to preponderate and assist in raising the front portion of the bedstead, more and more increasing the preponderance as the pins travel up the grooves, until finally the said pieces and mirror-glass assume the dotted vertical position.

J, Fig. 5, are openings through the top board of the base C, into which the head ends of the side boards, B, pass when brought in the-vertical position, the weighted end board, b", at the same time entering the interior of the hollow base, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

Hooks, bolts, or other fastening devices may be provided to secure the hinged back portion, d, in its upright position upon the stationary portion.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of the base C, the side boards, B, movably connected to the said base, substantially as described, and the mirror A, framed between the said side boards, with the back D in two parts, the upper part being hinged to and folding upon the lower part, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.l

2. In combination with the base C,the frames B B, inovably connected to the said base, substantially as described, and with the back D in two parts, the upper part being hinged to and folding upon the lower part, the top or cornice E movable from end to end upon the said folding 'part d, and adapted to be supported on either end thereof, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In combination with the base C, the frame B B, Inova-bly connected to the said base, substantially as described, and with the back D in two parts, the upper part being hinged to and folding upon the lower part, and provided with slots F, angular at their ends f, the top or cornice E, having front stop-board,

' e', the pins g, entering the said slots for moving the said cornice upon the said folding part d, and supporting it on either end thereof, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of two witnesses, this 15th dayof `December, 1883.

CHARLES BROTHERS.

YVitnesses: f

A. W. ALMQvisT,

RoBT. W. MATTHEWS.

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